盐城市2014年中考英语试题(含答案)

盐城市2014年中考英语试题第I卷（选择题，共60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

1.Where has the time gone is a beautiful _______. Can you sing it?A. pictureB. songC. gameD. film2. ________good time we have had in the junior middle school!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a3.－_______does Nancy help the old lady with her housework?－About twice a week.A.How oftenB. How longC. How muchD. How soon4.People usually like the TV channels with funnier programmes but ________advertisements.A.fewB. littleC. fewerD. less5.It was raining _______when my sister and I got to the museum.A.badlyB. softlyC. hardlyD. heavily6.Many cities in China, _______Beijing, have been deeply affected by dirtier air.A.includingB. behindC. withoutD. beyond7.I think coffee tastes good, but not_______ likes drinking it.A.somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody8.I can’t find my notebook anywhere. I’m afraid I ______it.A.loseB. lostC. have lostD. was losing9.The online shop sells _______clothing at a very good price.A.child and man’sB. children and men’sC. children’s and menD. children’s and men’s10.I’m going to take him to some famous hutongs_______ he can learn more about China.A.becauseB. whenC. so thatD. as if11.Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, ________into space on June 11. 2013.A.has sentB. was sentC. will sendD. is sent12.－Could you tell me _________?－Sure. Walk straight along this street and you’ll find it.A.how can I get to the post officeB. where is the post officeC. which is the way to the post officeD. how far the post office is13.UNICE was ______in 1946. It works to help children live a better life.A.set upB. put upC. picked upD. turned up14.－Mum, I won the first prize in the school drawing competition.－_________, Sam. I’m proud of you!A.Have a good time.B. Good luck.C. Best wishesD. Congratulations15.－Shall we ask more friends to help raise money for charity?－Good idea. As an old saying goes, ________.A.many hands make light workB. too many cooks spoil the brothC. don’t put all your eggs in one basketD. it is better to be safe than sorry二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The Other Side of the WallThere was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 16 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best. One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often 17from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 18blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,”she said to herself, and she 19ordered it.When it arrived, she already had a 20prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 21there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was 22 .One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very 23that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 24 it down and planting something else in its place. It was at this point that her neighbor, whose 25 joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have 26 the blooms of that vine you planted.”The young woman walked 27 the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 28 with blooms.There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 29 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on 30 side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.16.A. look B. care C. search D. pay17.A. learned B. heard C. ordered D. borrowed18.A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked19.A. finally B. carefully C. suddenly D. immediately20.A . place B. box C. cup D. room21.A. and B. so C. or D. But22.A. endless B. useless C. successful D. Hopeful23.A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. frightened24.A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking25.A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard26.A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated27.A. through B. across C. above D. below28.A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased29.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. usually30. A. its B. his C. her D. Their三、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

AFour New Cool Inventions MipMip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands 19 cm tall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.Android WearGoogle is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touchscreen and voice control. Simply say “OK, Google”to ask what ever you want to know. For example, say “OK, Goodgle. Where’s the nearest toy store?”Your answer will tell you the answer on Google Maps.Le PenDo you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you write on paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favourite songs, keep on writing. One wheelIn the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called Onewheel. It can go as fast as 19km an hour. On a single charge(充电), it can take you as far as 7-10km.31. If you want to enjoy music while writing, you can choose____图片____.A. B. C. D.32.According to the passage, Android Wear can_________.A.go as fast as 19km an hourB. tell you how to get to some placesC. run, balance, dance and even serve youD. play music while you writing on paper33.In which part of a newspaper can you find in the passage?A.Culture.B. Literature.C. Science.D. HistoryBTomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers. He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip. Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖）and other honors.34.How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip?A. 33.B. 26.C. 25.D. 24.35.Who does the underlined word “He”refer to in the fifth paragraph?A.Jim.B. Jon.C. Dave.D. Garfield.36.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A.Jim Davis created Garfield with the help of his brother.B. Garfield products are available in all countries of the world.C. The cats his family raised made no contributions to his creation.D. There were few comic strips about cats until Jim crated Garfield.37.The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is _________.A.to tell us to watch more comic stripsB. to show us how to become a cartoonistC. to introduce some information about Jim DavisD. to prove Garfield the most popular cartoon characterCWhat do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.38.The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.A. talk for half an hourB. pay more for his mealC. make other customers angryD. be driven out by the boss39.Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.A.they don’t consider the people around themB.B. some public places allow them to do soC. they are proud of having cell phonesD. cell phones are common and available everywhere40. According to the passage, we shouldn’t make calls ___________.A.in restaurantsB. on busesC. at the moviesD. on the street41. From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.A.cell phones have become the most useful tool in our lifeB. public manners play an important role in our lifeC. cell phones lead to people’s bad relationshipD. people ought to turn cell phones off in a public placesDMy name is Jim. My story begins when an old sailor came to the inn(小旅馆)where I lived with my father. My father was the innkeeper.“Do many people came here?”the old sailor asked my father.“No,”my father told him. “It is a very quiet place.”“Good,”the old sailor said. “Then this is a place for me.”“And what’s your name, sir?”my father asked him.“Just call me ‘captain’”, the man said.He put some gold coins on the table. “Tell me when I have spent all these,”he said.Not long after he came to the inn, the captain said to me, “Do you want to earn some money?”“Yes, please,”I answered. I was only a boy at the time and never had any money. “What do you want me to do?”“Keep watch for a man with one leg.”he said, “Tell me as soon as you see him. Do that and I’ll give you a coin every week.”At first, the Captain was a very quiet man and did not want to talk to anyone. But there were nights when he drank a lot of rum. Then he talked a lot and became very noisy. He told stories about bad men doing bad things, and he sang the same song over and over again at the top of his voice, “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest. Yo-hap-ho! And a bottle of rum.”My father wanted him to leave because some visitors stopped coming to the inn. But, even when the gold was spent, my father didn’t dare to tell him to leave.Then father became ill, and Dr. Livesey came to see him. After giving my father some medicine, the doctor came into the inn. When the doctor waited for a man to bring his horse. The Captain started singing the same song again.The doctor asked him to be quiet. “There was a sick man here,”he said angrily.The Captain took out his knife and pointed it at the doctor.“Put that knife down, man,”the doctor said. “And if you keep drinking rum, you’ll soon be dead.”The Captain was very angry. He began to move toward the doctor.“Keep away from me. If you do anything bad, you’ll be in trouble.”said the doctor.Then the doctor’s horse came, and he rode away from the inn. For a few days after this, the Captain was quiet.42.The Captain asked Jim _________.A.to give him some moneyB. to bring him some drinksC. to watch the doctorD. to look for a man with one leg43.The underlined word “rum”in the passage probably means a kind of _________.A.teaB. wineC. juiceD. soup44.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?a.Jim’s father got sick.b. Some visitors stopped coming to the inn.c. The man told Jim’s father his name.d. The doctor told the Captain to be quiet and mind his behavioure. The Captain gave Jim’s father some coins so he could stay at the inn.A.c e a b dB. c e b a dC. e c b a dD. e c a d b45.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.An Important VisitB. A Quiet InnC. An Unwanted GuestD. A Simple Boy第II 卷(非选择题, 共60分)四、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。